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Peachtree Group Launches Equipment Finance Division
Brian Shaughnessy was named president of the new division. Continue Reading Peachtree Group Launches Equipment Finance Division
Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Enabling Denser Housing Construction Near Transit Hubs
“All Californians deserve an affordable place to live — close to jobs, schools, and opportunity,” said Newsom in a statement. Continue Reading Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Enabling Denser Housing Construction Near Transit Hubs
Stronger real estate agent connections will be the key to lending success in 2022 – Here’s why
Source: Housing Wire --- If you make your living by originating new mortgage loans, I don’t have to tell you that the business is changing. You probably already know that the MBA’s latest mortgage forecast puts the purchase money at 75% of all loan volume. You’re...
Social Media and the Real Estate Industry: The Importance of a Well-Crafted Policy
Source: National Law Review --- Social media continues to permeate business operations, especially in the real estate industry. The vast majority of companies in the real estate industry utilize various platforms to attract leads and connect with buyers, tenants,...
As record-setting real estate sales continue in Colorado resort towns, buyers are now looking way down valley
Source: Sky-Hi News --- The blistering pace of real estate sales is continuing in Colorado’s high country, with every resort community setting new records in each month this year. “It’s been crazy,” Crested Butte broker Frank Konsella said, “way past everything in...
Would you buy a haunted house? The unusual business of haunted real estate
Source: The Denver Channel --- If you love all things scary and Halloween, you probably know the movie The Conjuring. The Rhode Island house that inspired the film is for sale. Would you buy a haunted house? A Rocket Homes study says 1 in 3 Americans would. No matter...
Haunted Tri-Cities: Tales from Kingsport’s Rotherwood Mansion
Source: WJHL 11 --- Dr. Lenita Thibault had a dream as a young girl to own a big, old house. “I’ve always loved old houses,” she said. “They’ve always been a fascination to me. We visited them a lot when I was a child.” Thirty years ago, while visiting the area, she...
Get Out: The 5 Most Haunted Cities In The U.S.
Source: National Mortgage Professional --- October brings ghost tours, stories of paranormal activity … and haunted houses. While “haunted” data is hard to come by, since most ghosts tend to be elusive when it comes to participating in a census count, some areas do...
Unlimited Sand and Money Still Won’t Save the Hamptons
Source: Bloomberg --- If you happened to be in Montauk, N.Y., when the trucks started rolling in this summer, you’d get a sense of how much sand $171,000 buys. Load after load tumbled onto Ditch Plains Beach, one of the Atlantic Coast’s better surfing spots, carved...
State commits to 1,000 housing units in hurricane-hit areas
Source: Coastal Review --- The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency this week committed to funding more than 1,000 new, affordable housing units in regions of state hit hard by hurricanes Matthew and Florence, including coastal North Carolina. About $53.5...
In wake of 2020 ‘feeding frenzy,’ Utah home sales slow in what may be the ‘calm before a potential storm’
Source: KSL--- The latest housing data shows the median-priced home in Utah's most populated county increased to $550,000 in the third quarter of 2021. That's a new high — and a 28% jump from the median price of $430,000 in the same time period from 2020. That means...
Amid white hot market, real estate licensing on the rise in Nevada
Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly --- Northern Nevada’s white-hot real estate market has led to an uptick in people getting their contractors and real estate licenses. It’s a stark turn from a decade ago, when the real estate and construction industries were...
